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Journalist Mike Wendland Travels North America in a Class B Motorhome

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Episode 1 – The Roadtreking RV Lifestyle Podcast

Here it is, the first of what will be a weekly program: The Roadtreking RV Lifestyle Podcast. Episode 1 - Roadtreking the RV Lifestyle Podcast This has been a lot of fun to do. This is a show that celebrates the RV lifestyle. Whether you have in a Class B motorhome like the Roadtrek Jennifer and I travel in, a Class C, a Class A, a Fifth Wheel, a Pop-up, heck, even if you dry camp out of your car, or tent and are just thinking about getting an RV, this show is for you. We talk about the RV l

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Episode 2 of Roadtreking – The RV Lifestyle Podcast

Episode 2 This has been such a blast to do. I’m thrilled by the response from so many who listened to our first podcast. I have dozens more planned! This week, we have released two episodes, to get the ball rolling. Starting next week, a new podcast episode will post every Wednesday morning. Jennifer joins me in this episode to help answer some questions. Each episode of these podcasts comes as a direct result of our travels across North America in a small motorhome, reporting about the inte

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Episode 3 of Roadtreking the RV Podcast

It’s time for Episode 3 of Roadtreking - The RV Podcast. I continue to be overwhelmed by the positive reponse we’ve had to the first two episodes. I hope you enjoy thosn one even more. After you’ve listened, will you do me a favor? Please consider rating and gving us a review on iTunes or Stitcher. Notes for Episode #3 of Roadtreking – The RV Podcast: Episode released Oct. 15, 2014 OPENING DISCUSSION: We had an in-depth conversation about free places to stay overnight and how many communiti

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Halloween RV Campouts

The month of October has surprisingly become huge for RV campgrounds, resorts and parks around the U.S. thanks to Halloween. Maybe because for many in the northern states, its a chance to do one more trip before the RV has to be winterized and put in storage. Instead of just one night – Oct. 31 – many parks dedicate the entire two or three weekends before Halloween to the big event. We visited a campground near us this past weekend – Addison Oaks Park in Addison Twp., about 45 miles north of

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Episode 4 of the Roadtreking Podcast – How and When to Winterize

This is a jam-packed podcast with lots of very practical news and information. In it we talk about another anti-RV town, how and when to winterize, along with lots of practical tips on all sorts of things connected with the RV lifetyle. Last week, we had 41,697 plus downloads of the Roadtreking RV Podcast. I am overwhelmed by your support and kind words. Thank you. If you haven’t already, please subscribe via the iTunes or Stitcher links: Episode 4 of the Roadtreking Podcast – How and When to

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Off The Beaten Path: Meat Cove

Off The Beaten Path: Meat Cove “Don’t miss Meat Cove!†It was a beautiful fall day on Prince Edward Island. We were talking to a couple who were full-timers in their Roadtrek. We were headed to... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome Source

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Please Don’t Water Your AGM Batteries

Please Don’t Water Your AGM Batteries Class B owners are a diligent bunch. They want to do maintenance to head off problems. This is very commendable, but there are occasions when you can maintain your unit... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome Source

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Spritzzing up your RV with Lavender

Spritzzing up your RV with Lavender Lavender. Just the word brings olfactory recall, doesn’t it?  Such a pleasant smell, such a pleasant flower. While we were RVing in the Pacific Northwest, I saw a notice in a local... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome Source

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Fridges and Freezers, oh my

Fridges and Freezers, oh my A few weeks ago we were at Mingus Park on the Oregon Coast. Mingus Park is in a really, really hilly part of the coast; there’s not much of a... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome Source

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For Your RV Bucket List: Glacier National Park

For Your RV Bucket List: Glacier National Park As we’ve traveled across North America, visiting wilderness areas and National Parks, one park consistently came up at the top of the list of must-visit places suggested by fellow RVers:... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome Source

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Save the Planet – Be a Fulltime RVer

Save the Planet – Be a Fulltime RVer We were chattering away on the Roadtrek Facebook group about solar, and it got me to thinking – what is my energy consumption and carbon footprint now that I’m fulltiming... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome Source

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Charging your Electronics in your Camper

Charging your Electronics in your Camper When we first started traveling in our camper van it seemed like we always juggled to keep our electronic devices charged. It was easier if we were plugged into shore... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome Source

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RV Sidetrip: Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve

RV Sidetrip: Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve Craters of the Moon is a U.S. National Monument and National Preserve in the Snake River Plain in central Idaho that is like no where else on earth, a volcanic... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome Source

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Dog Travels in a Class B

Dog Travels in a Class B My dogs and I love to hunt pheasant. Each year we would go to North Dakota for a week and blissfully walk the potholes in search of prey. We do... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome Source

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Stranded in Montana: It’s all good

Stranded in Montana: It’s all good So, what’s your worse nightmare about an RV trip?  Having a mechanical breakdown in the middle of, say, Montana, at the start of a weekend? Trust me, it’s not so... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome Source

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RV Destination: The Fundy Trail

RV Destination: The Fundy Trail A big draw here on the Roadtreking blog are posts about RV travels -places to visit and things to see.  Since other reporters were already writing super travel articles we... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome Source

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New Apps that RVers Will Enjoy

New Apps that RVers Will Enjoy Apps. There are so many apps that empower our smartphones and tablets to do new and creative things that it’s almost impossible to keep up with them.  This week, I... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome Source

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Joy of RV Upsizing and Downsizing

Joy of RV Upsizing and Downsizing We arrived around 4:30 PM at a pleasant ocean view campground in Maine. Shortly after we pulled into the assigned site and plugged into shore power, a beautiful new Class... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome Source

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RV Photo Shoot: The animals of the West

RV Photo Shoot: The animals of the West I’ve spent much of the weekend editing and distilling down the 1,386 photos I took on our recent trip west and thought I’d share my top 12 favorite photos of ... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome Source

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Top 10 RV Lessons learned after 75,000 miles

Top 10 RV Lessons learned after 75,000 miles We just turned 60,000 miles on our Roadtrek Etrek as we pulled into our Michigan driveway after our latest trip, which essentially was four months on the road through 21... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome Source

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Have you seen the new TS Adventurous?

Have you seen the new TS Adventurous? It was last December at the big RVIA industry show in Louisville, KY that Jim Hammill and his Roadtrek team showed off a prototype vehicle called the TS Adventurous, a... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome Source

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RV Side Trip: UP Michigan’s Palm Book State Park

RV Side Trip: UP Michigan’s Palm Book State Park I had traveled throughout Michigan’s Upper Peninsula over recent years but had never heard of Palm Book State Park. Now that I know about it, who would want to travel... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome Source

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Yellowstone supervolcano is not about to blow, says park service

Yellowstone supervolcano is not about to blow, says park service Well, at least it’s not going to erupt anytime soon. Probably. This has been a strange year at Yellowstone National Park, which indeed sits atop a supervolcano. Two months ago,... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome Source

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National Bison Range is perfect for a Class B RV visit

National Bison Range is perfect for a Class B RV visit The story of the American bison is one of the most sad and captivating episodes in U.S. history. Once thought to be limitless in number – an estimated 50 million... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome Source

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RV Sidetrip: Deadwood, SD

RV Sidetrip: Deadwood, SD If you like gambling, you’ll probably love Deadwood. If not, probably not so much. After years of passing by on the way to the Badlands or Yellowstone and seeing the... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome Source

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